About the Job:
Penta Consulting is a technology service provider and industry-leading outsourced partner with over 26 years of experience in delivering professional and managed services to OEMs, system integrators, and financial services providers globally, as well as IT and Telco companies. We are seeking a SOC Manager to support one of the biggest Global Technology Leaders in the world. This position will be based in Saudi Arabia.
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Location: Riyadh, Saudi Arabia (On-site)
Job Type: Full-time
Key Responsibilities:
- Team Leadership: Lead, mentor, and manage a team of SOC Analysts (L1, L2, L3) and security engineers, responsible for hiring, training, scheduling, and performance management.
- Strategic Planning: Develop and execute the strategic vision, objectives, and roadmaps for the SOC, aligning operations with the organization’s overall security and business goals.
- Incident Oversight: Take ownership of and lead the response to all major security incidents, ensuring immediate containment, root cause analysis, and post-incident review for lessons learned.
- Escalation Handling: Serve as the final point of escalation for complex or critical security incidents that Tier 1/2 analysts cannot resolve.
- Threat Intelligence Integration: Integrate and operationalize threat intelligence feeds and data sources into the security monitoring and detection capabilities.
- Tool Management: Oversee the selection, implementation, tuning, and maintenance of all SOC security tools, including the Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) platform.
- Security Architecture: Collaborate with security engineering and IT teams to ensure log sources are integrated and security controls are deployed and configured for maximum effectiveness.
- Compliance: Ensure all SOC activities comply with internal policies, external regulations (GDPR, HIPAA, PCI-DSS, etc.), and support internal/external audit requirements.
Key Requirements:
- 10+ years of progressive experience in Information Security, with at least 5-8 years in a SOC or Incident Response leadership/management role.
- Deep expertise with SIEM platforms (e.g., Splunk, QRadar, Sentinel), Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR), Intrusion Detection/Prevention Systems (IDS/IPS), Firewalls, and Threat Intelligence Platforms.
- Exceptional leadership, critical thinking, problem-solving, and communication skills (both written and verbal) to convey complex technical issues to non-technical staff and executives.
Join us and be a part of a great organization!
